Some Magnolia residents are not looking forward to an extra week of Renaissance Festival

Updated 2:07 pm, Thursday, April 27, 2017

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click to see who showed up...

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click to see who showed up...

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Fall weather drew quite the crowd to RenFest in Houston on Oct. 8, 2016. Click through to see who showed up.

Photo: Jorge Valdez/Houston Chronicle

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Patrick Burch, left, and Hilary Sealy, both of Houston (77007), switched roles as an angel and a devil for "All Hallows Eve" weekend at the Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. (Photo by Jerry Baker/Freelance)4 less

Patrick Burch, left, and Hilary Sealy, both of Houston (77007), switched roles as an angel and a devil for "All Hallows Eve" weekend at the Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. ... more

Photo: Jerry Baker, For The Houston Chronicle

Some Magnolia residents are not looking forward to an extra week of Renaissance Festival

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When the Texas Renaissance Festival announced an extra weekend of fun starting this fall, some Magnolia readers responded with groans of dismay.

Residents chimed in that it's best to stay home on Ren Fest weekends, while others called for expansions of all roads leading into the city.

Renaissance Festival General Manager Terre Albert said after a good start for traffic management for the first two weekends of the 2016 season, the festival did face a major traffic problem during weekends four and five. A Union Pacific contractor started replacing railroad ties at Magnolia's main intersection on Saturdays and Sundays.

"Our traffic controls work really well as long as as there's not a monkey wrench thrown into the situation," Albert said.

The rail work issue was quickly addressed with the railroad, and traffic became more manageable for the rest of the season, he said.

"Magnolia is our host city, and we do everything to try to keep this moving traffic-wise and keep our residents happy."

Magnolia Police Lt. Kyle Montgomery said he thought last year's traffic was relatively smooth. "I know I don't like to sit in traffic, so I understand some of (the residents') frustration," he said.

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The Middlelands music festival has released a teaser video for its 2017 debut on the grounds of the Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission, just north of Houston. The festival is a collaboration between EDM promoters Insomniac and C3 Presents, which puts on Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience.

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Albert said the Renaissance festival staff works with city and county leaders and local law enforcement to take the following traffic-mitigating steps during festival season:

Working with the Waller County Constable's Office to hire dozens of officers to manage intersections from Plantersville through Magnolia

Working with the Magnolia Police Department to monitor the traffic situation with cameras.

Blocking drivers from entering neighborhood streets unless they have decals that will be handed out to residents of the area. This new program was launched in Magnolia midway through last season and will be expanded to Waller County in 2017.

Meeting with city and county officials each Monday during festival season to recap the weekend traffic situation and come up with solutions.

Working with Union Pacific to minimize train delays during high traffic times.